California AG sues Betsy DeVos for overturning Obama-era rule aimed at for-profit colleges

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for overturning a 2014 rule designed to protect students against predatory institutions.

Filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the lawsuit states that since Education Department (ED) “illegally rescinded” the 2014 “gainful employment” rule, it violated the Administrative Procedure Act, and hence should be “declared unlawful and set aside.”